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…because it protects our property

You have the right to own things. No one has the right to illegally take them from you.

Case Study

...it helps to protect our nationality

You have the right to belong to a country and have a nationality.

Long Read

Kenyan Court Ruling on Huduma Namba Identity System: the Good, the Bad and the Lessons

PI presents its analysis of the Huduma Numba judgment in three parts: the clear wins, the parts that make some small steps forward but could have been better and the dissapointing losses.

News

6th February 2020

Why the Huduma Namba ruling matters for the future of digital ID, and not just in Kenya

17th October 2019

The Mother and Child Tracking System - understanding data trail in the Indian healthcare systems

18th September 2019

New Report Underlines the EU’s Strategy in the War on Migration: Border Externalisation

16th September 2019

We read all the submissions sent to the UN Special Rapporteur on digital technology, social protection and human rights – here is what they have to say

21st August 2019

Identity schemes and data protection: lessons from Ireland's Public Services Card

7th March 2019

Podcast: Trans identity in Manila

Examples of Abuse

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Biometrics companies offer free help administering benefits claims

Biometrics companies are offering free services to essential businesses, remote workforces, and government agencies administering benefits claims during the coronavirus pandemic. Among them are Redrock Biometrics, which is waiving its licence fee for palm print recognition for essential businesses

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Our Advocacy

Consultation response for ID4D on the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development

In March 2020, Privacy International responded to a consultation response for the World Bank's ID4D initiative's Principles on Identification for Development, offering an analysis of the principles themselves and also how they fit within the international debate on identification. We provided 12 main recommendations.